Everyone has their own favorite patriotic music.\u00a0 Usually the songs people like the most are the ones they grew up hearing at their own schools, churches, family gatherings and other celebrations.<\/p>\n
Some of these originated before the Civil War and talk proudly about the South or the North, rather than just celebrating the USA.\u00a0 I grew up in the Deep South and we sang about “Dixie” and “Eating Goober Peas.”\u00a0\u00a0 In case you didn’t grow up in the South, goober peas are peanuts!<\/p>\n
Every region of the US has it’s own songs that are not necessarily patriotic but talk proudly about their state.\u00a0 Pride is at the root of it all and some of the most interesting songs I’ve reviewed talk proudly of dying for their state, region or country!<\/p>\n
A song that I did not previously know is “The South Shall Rise up Free” and is a perfect example of the fervor felt by so many patriotic song-writers and poets:<\/p>\n